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Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- May 18, 2018
- 2 min
Friendship Can Take a Lifetime...Or Two
PHOTO: Angelique and Will married their best friend. “Oh, Dad,” my daughter Angelique reassured me, “Don’t worry. Will and I were best fr...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- May 17, 2018
- 2 min
Can A Leader also be a "Friend?"
PHOTO: Pastor Frank Wray pointing the way. Pastors can’t be friends with dozens and dozens of church members…or can they? When Pastor Fra...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- May 16, 2018
- 2 min
This is the "Kind" of Friend You Want
Like stopping to watch a street juggler, it’s easy for friendships to begin by admiring someone’s “act” - that is, their God-given talent...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- May 15, 2018
- 2 min
Friends Are Pieces of A Puzzle In God's Hands
With seven billion people walking around, how is it that God could put someone geographically close enough that understands your soul? An...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- May 14, 2018
- 3 min
How Does A Friendship Start?
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: 'What! You too?'" So says C.S. Lewis. Not too many go into the ring w...
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